How to put a baby to sleep? 5 steps that will make your life easier!

How to make baby sleep? The most important and obvious way is to meet the basic needs of the baby like feeding, changing and of course hugging. If you took care of those needs but your baby is still crying, there are few ways to put him/her to sleep.

Main reasons why babies can’t sleep and cry:

-they are hungry

-the diaper is wet

-they had too many experiences during the day

-they lack closeness

First of all, parents have to meet those need: feed their baby, change a diaper, calm them down and hug them. However, if meeting those basic needs is not enough, you can try few other ways.

One way to make babies sleep is to wrap them in a blanket or sheet. In such a “cocoon” the child feels safe and is more likely to fall asleep quietly.

Another way to put babies to sleep is holding them in your arms and swinging. If the baby is too heavy to hold it in arm for a long time, parents can use a bouncer, rocker or swinger.

Parents can also try singing a lullaby or whispering. It’s a good way to calm the baby and make it sleep.

Sometimes the reason of infants’ crying and insomnia is a colic. Some parents practice special belly massages, warm compresses to the baby's tummy, swinging or… driving a car with baby in an infant car seat. But unfortunately, the is no prescription for baby colic.

Of course there are also soother, which can be very effective way to put baby to sleep. Sucking calms the baby – not only infant, but also toddlers!

Some of parents prefer more traditional way to make baby sleep. They just sleep with their baby. When the baby feels the closeness and warmth of parents, it calms down and often fall asleep immediately. Co-sleeping is also very useful for moms who are breastfeeding, because they don’t have to get up at night to feed the baby.